World history/WHME103/Reconstruction/Elusive Peace

Reading

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• What was the policy of 'containment'?

• How did the situation in Korea reflect Cold War tensions?

World History International, 'The Elusive Peace, The Cold War: Soviet and American Spheres', 1992.

Reflect on this reading by posting a comment for your fellow students in WEnotes below. For example:

• In Korea ...

• In San Francisco ...

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